As part of Prince month on Q4music we're reporting from every night of his 21-date residency at London's O2. Here's what he played on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 August.
Friday 3 August
When The Saints Go Marching In
Satisfied
Cream
U Got The Look
Musicology
Play That Funky Music
What A Wonderful World
Joy In Repetition
Anotherloverholenyohead
Peach
Lolita
Black Sweat
I Feel For You
Controversy
Kiss
Crazy
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Purple Rain
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Let's Go Crazy
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Take Me With U
Guitar
In summary: Not a huge change from the opening night, although Let’s Go Crazy was expanded into a much longer funk workout. The gaps between encores were longer too. In fact, after Let’s Go Crazy, Prince disappeared for so long there was serious booing from the crowd before he re-emerged for Take Me With U. Evidently, people had heard about the “secret” encore, and weren’t willing to file for the exits until they’d got their money’s worth.
Saturday 4 August
Let's Go Grazy
Take Me With U
Guitar
Shhh!
Musicology
Prince And The Band
Pass The Peas
Play That Funky Music
Sexy Dancer/Le Freak
I Feel For You
Controversy
What A Wonderful World
Cream
U Got The Look
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Pink Cashmere
Lolita
Black Sweat
Kiss
Purple Rain
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Little Red Corvette
Raspberry Beret
Sometimes It Snows In April
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Crazy
Nothing Compares 2 U
In summary: Probably the least crowd-pleasing setlist so far – following Pink Cashmere with Lolita was pushing his luck with casual fans - although, paradoxically, the crowd reaction was by far the best (maybe because it was Saturday night). Let’s Go Crazy worked much better as a curtain-raiser than Purple Rain, and Nothing Compares 2 U was a masterful choice of set closer. But still no 1999 – at the former Millennium Dome?
11:37 AM | 06/08/2007
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